Ensino de Línguas
Don’t be confused!
still, yet e already
Os alunos de Língua Inglesa normalmente se sentem confusos em relação ao uso destas três palavrinhas; still, yet e already, e como conseqüência, costumam emprega-las de forma desapropriada. Segue abaixo diversos exemplos do uso correto destas palavras:
Still
We use still
to say that a situation or action is continuing. It hasn’t
changed or stopped:
Still usually goes in the middle of the sentence with the verb.
Yet
Yet =
“until now”. We use yet
mainly in negative sentences (I haven’t finished yet)
and questions (Have you finished yet?).
Yet
shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen. Yet
usually goes at the end of a sentence.
We often use yet with the present perfect (Have you finished yet?).
Compare yet and still:
Still is also possible in negative sentences (before the negative):
This is similar to “she hasn’t come yet” But still…not shows a stronger feeling of surprised or impatience. Compare:
Already
We use already
to say that something happened sooner than expected. Already
usually goes in the middle of a sentence:
Como podemos ver, estas três palavrinhas tem uma forma apropriada de uso que se diferencia entre si. Use os exemplos acima como um guia e don’t be confused anymore!
Referências
bibliográficas
English Grammar in Use – Cambridge University Press